Erepublik Defence & Economy Network (abbr. "EDEN", aka. "The Brotherhood") was a military alliance consisting of 7 countries and popularly accepted as the successor to ATLANTIS due to its high concentration of former ATLANTIS members and its inherited anti-PEACE sentiments. It was the longest lasting alliance in Erepublik history.

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Formation

Originally, EDEN did not have an official charter nor any treaties establishing the alliance. This was due to their belief that treaties "are a formality" and their goal is to "do things properly" which included dissociating themselves with governments.[2] However, after a joint EDEN/Fortis victory in the invasion of North America, an official treaty was drawn up creating the alliance.

After Sweden attacked Germany, ATLANTIS dissolved. EDEN was one of two post-ATLANTIS anti-PEACE alliances, the other being Fortis. However, Fortis never materialized as the proposed members became complacent with the negotiations. Eventually most of the Fortis nations joined EDEN as members. However, even before this the nations were united in an effort to concentrate their efforts and establish one major anti-PEACE alliance which became the model for EDEN as it exists currently--albeit with the notable exemption of the UK and Germany, which joined forces with PEACE.

EDEN at first claimed to be a "brotherhood of nations"[3] (as opposed to a regular military alliance), though its formal establishment by the signing of the Treaty of EDEN[4] during the late September 2009 rendered any real grounds for this claim immaterial.